From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,fd63afa4dc364b7e X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-03-26 15:06:03 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!news-out.usenetserver.com!news-out-sjo.usenetserver.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!newshub2.rdc1.sfba.home.com!news.home.com!news1.sttls1.wa.home.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Mark Lundquist" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <98m938$2iod0$1@ID-25716.news.dfncis.de> <99alrr$itf$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <99d5dj$fi4$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <99nkte$157$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <99o5m6$6of$1@nh.pace.co.uk> Subject: Re: Implementing C/C++ style #include... X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Message-ID: <8WPv6.628244$U46.19185300@news1.sttls1.wa.home.com> Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 23:04:36 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.20.66.55 X-Complaints-To: abuse@home.net X-Trace: news1.sttls1.wa.home.com 985647876 24.20.66.55 (Mon, 26 Mar 2001 15:04:36 PST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 15:04:36 PST Organization: Excite@Home - The Leader in Broadband http://home.com/faster Xref: supernews.google.com comp.lang.ada:6090 Date: 2001-03-26T23:04:36+00:00 List-Id: Marin David Condic wrote in message news:99o5m6$6of$1@nh.pace.co.uk... > > As for being "open" - I think it was G. K. Chesterton who said "Having an > open mind is nothing. The object of opening the mind, as of opening the > mouth, is to shut it again on something solid." :-) I think you're right, it was Chesterton. > I personally would advise against it. I'd disgree that there aren't instances where a preprocessor is the best solution available. Not my ideal solution, but my ideal doesn't exist today :-) -- mark